robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison) (07/16/84)
References: When bugzappers "work" (i.e., kill insects), do they have any real effect on the concentration of insects near the zapper? What is the radius within which they are effective? Could it be that, given the millions of bugs out there, they are not really effective within even a ten foot radius? I'm just curious... - Toby Robison (not Robinson!) allegra!eosp1!robison decvax!ittvax!eosp1!robison
werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) (07/16/84)
hmmmm, let's see now. If I put a zapper in my backyard, I imagine that somehow it attracts bugs from a considerable distance away. So I imagine all bugs around in a continuous, if slow migration towards the zapper, circular waves in regression towards a point. Could it be that the density of bugs in close near the zapper stays more or less the same as ever more of neighbor's bugs come to investigate this irresistable blue light (and biting most anything on their way there) ??? So who is really getting the benefit, is my neighbor ????? .....hmmmmm P.S.: my neighbor has a zapper, I don't .... (-:
mikey@trsvax.UUCP (07/19/84)
#R:eosp1:-100100:trsvax:70900012:000:470 trsvax!mikey Jul 18 17:49:00 1984 You'll have a higher concentration of bugs around the zapper. They attract more than they kill. They are somewhat effective if you mount them up high at some distance from where you'll be in the yard. For example, mount the zapper about 8-10 feet in the air about 50 feet from your picnic table. It will draw insects from the picnic area to the zapper. If you light the picnic area with bulbs that attract bugs, you'll be defeating the zapper. mikey at trsvax
hania@rabbit.UUCP (Hania Gajewska) (07/25/84)
This may be of interest to potential bug zapper buyers who own dogs: if your dog panics during thunder storms, it may react the same way when you turn on your zapper. The reason for this is unclearp; it may have to do with the sound, although some have suggested ozone smell. Anyhow, if your dog truly suffers from storm phobia (one of mine does), you probably don't want to bring it on with a zapper. Hania Gajewska